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Driving on front brakes only
So I did the first real inspection on my new truck this morning and this is what I found.
Left rear pads are gone, just bare metal. Right rear fell apart when I pulled the drum off. All the metal brackets on the right side are chewed up and cannot be reused. I've never driven a vehicle with manual brakes so I thought having to press real hard on the pedal was normal. Also a couple other pictures. Noticed, the tranns lines are leaking at thr radiator. I did wire up the wiper motor so know I can see when it rains. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Re: Driving on front brakes only
That sucks, but at least you discovered it before something catastrophic happened. My trans. lines leaked from that same spot, but I couldn't afford new ones. Instead, I found a piece of flared tubing that the correct size threaded nuts on it (I think it was brake line), cut it in half and threaded either end into the radiator. Then I just used rubber hose to attach the new line to the old line and no more leaks. You probably already knew about this, but I figured I would tell you anyway. Good luck on your brake job...at least the parts aren't crazy expensive.
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Re: Driving on front brakes only
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I spent all my cash on christmas presents today and only had $40 left so I was able to get the shoes and spring kit. next Friday I will get the drums and all the brackets. Yes, I was one of the nuts at Walmart at 5am. Lol I'll buy some tubing and make my own if a little teflon tape does'nt fix it. Need to go to work and use the torch so I can heat up the u-bolt nuts on the torsion bars and tighten them up. need new bushings just about everywhere. Can't complain though, I knew what I was getting into when I bought it. Just wish there wasnt this much rust. I dont have the tools to repair it nor the money to have someone do it for me.
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Re: Driving on front brakes only
No teflon tape on the cooler lines !
That's a flared fitting. Teflon tape is for pipe threads only. The flared fitting is what seals, not the nut around the flare. Fix the problem right. Either tighten it up or repair the flare with a flaring tool.
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Re: Driving on front brakes only
I meant where the brass fitting goes into the radiator
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Re: Driving on front brakes only
dont know what ubolts you plan on tightening //but i do know theres no torsion bars in the truck
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Re: Driving on front brakes only
Sorry, I don't know the proper terminology. The bars that run from the axle to the frame.
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Re: Driving on front brakes only
Those are called trailing arms. Just so you know torsion bars are found in front suspensions.
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Re: Driving on front brakes only
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Re: Driving on front brakes only
I knew a guy who had a 68 Satellite & 3 of the 4 brakes were seized. The only one that worked was drivers-side front & it was either locked or not grabbing at all - no in between!
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Re: Driving on front brakes only
Teflon tape is NOT designed as a sealant either. It's proper use is as a lubricant in order to achieve the proper torque readings.
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Re: Driving on front brakes only
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Re: Driving on front brakes only
Unscrew the cooler line fittings from the radiator and take a close look at them to make sure that the flairs are in good shape and true and not cracked. Sometimes if the line is allowed to vibrate it will crack right at the base of the flair.
Also take a look at the fitting in the radiator to make sure that it is in good shape. |
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Re: Driving on front brakes only
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Teflon tape IS A SEALER. I don't know where you are getting your information,but you are incorrect,it is a sealer. I guess I don't know what I am talking about but I think that being in the plumbing supply business for 32 years ,might give me some credibility. The quickest way to snap off a threaded part is to torque it after the use of teflon. You have to decrease your torque settings if you are using teflon.-KB |
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Yeah, Im a tractor/trailer mechanic and teflon tape is an everyday thing in my shop.
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Not to start a pissing match with you but I worked for Parker Hannifin for 12 years as a manufacturing engineer. They are only the largest manufacturer of pneumatic, hydraulic and pipe fittings on the planet. I too know a little about the sealing actions of metal to metal fittings. Quote:
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Re: Driving on front brakes only
Then maybe you can explain to me why you can cross cut a grove(with a file)on a pipe thread and then use a cap,and the caped pipe will hold 200 lbs of air pressure.It has to be sealing,not lubricating,to do that.If you recall,when teflon first came out,that was one of the tests that they performed to sell the buyers on teflon.
If all you had to do is lubricate pipe to make it seal,then why don't pipe-fitters use synthetic oil on threads. If you worked for parker han. you know that pipe threads ,when looked at under magnification ,have a lot of groves and lines where the dies stop.Teflon reduces friction.You want MORE friction if you want the threads to work against each other to reduce flaws in the joining surfaces.Lubrication may be ONE of the characteristics of teflon,but it sure isn't the Only thing that makes it seal.Furthermore,teflon wouldn't pass code if it didn't have sealing properties. Sorry to hyjack the original purpose of this discussion-KB PS,,Last time I checked,,Parker was not even close to being the largest manufacturer of pipe fittings on the planet . Not a pissin contest-as you call it. I just didn't agree with what you had to say,,,STILL DON'T. Your quote says it all; ONE OF THE CHARACTERISTICS of ...... Last edited by 50MOTORHEAD; 11-29-2008 at 03:47 PM. Reason: addition |
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Re: Driving on front brakes only
rowr!!! cat fight!!!
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Re: Driving on front brakes only
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![]() Kinda interested to see how this turns out. I'm with Shane-- always understood tape to be a lubricant. A pipe thread by design is a self-sealing thread. The tape makes it easier to screw it together. And Tx Firefighter is right. Take a look at the flare to see where it's leaking. All the threaded nut is doing is holding the flares together. |
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Re: Driving on front brakes only
I found this on wikipedia
Looks like Shane wins..... s/t "One of the defining characteristics of PTFE is how good it is at defeating friction. The use of PTFE tape in tapered pipe threads performs a lubricating function, which more easily allows the threads to be screwed together, to the point of deformation, which is what creates the majority, if not all, of the seal."
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Re: Driving on front brakes only
All I know, is if I did'nt use teflon tape, I would have tractors that would'nt build up air pressure and trailers that leaked product.
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